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Permanent neonatal diabetes caused by a novel mutation.
Indian pediatrics - 1 Jun 2012
Jain Vandana, Flanagan Sarah E, Ellard Sian
Abstract excerpt
Most cases of permanent form of neonatal diabetes mellitus (PNDM) are due to dominant heterozygous gain of function (activating) mutations in either KCNJ11 or ABCC8 genes, that code for Kir 6.2 and SUR1 subunits, respectively of the pancreatic b cell KATP channel. We describe the interesting case of an infant with PNDM, in whom a compound heterozygous activating/ inactivating mutation was found with clinically...
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